Gehmacher (1992b): study AT 1989
Publication
- Author(s):
- Gehmacher, E.
- Title:
- Coping, Happiness and Ideology. Some Suggestions for the Application of Happiness Research in Politicological Research.
- Source:
- Paper Presented at the International Conference "Towards the Good Society: Applying the Social Sciences", 1992, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Investigation
- Public
- 16+ aged, general public, Austria, 1989
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 2000
- Non Response
- ?
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taking your life as a whole now, are you.....?
5 very happy
4 quite happy
3 more happy than unhappy
2 more unhappy than happy
1 quite unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-5-d
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- very happy or quite happy: 63%
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Taking your life as a whole, are you .......?
5 very satisfied
4 quite satisfied
3 more satisfied than discontented
2 more discontented than satisfied
1 quite dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-d
- Author's label:
- Life-satisfaction
- Remarks:
- very satisfied or quite satisfied: 68%
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How do you feel yourself at the time being? Is your present wellbeing.....?
5 very high
4 high
3 moderate
2 rather low
1 low - Classification:
- M-FH-c-sq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Hedonic level
- Remarks:
- As an indicator the number of respondents (or a percentage), scoring in the two 'most happy' categories are used.
very high or high 58%
- Full text:
-
Self report on 3 questions:
A When you consider your present life as-a-whole, would you say you are....?
5 very happy
4 fairly happy
3 rather happy than unhappy
2 rather unhappy than happy
1 very unhappy
- DK/NA
B When you consider your present life as-a-whole, would you say you are.....?
5 very satisfied
4 fairly satisfied
3 rather satisfied than dissatisfied
2 rather dissatisfied than satisfied
1 fairly dissatisfied
- DK/NA
C How do you feel right now? Is your well-being.....?
5 very high
4 high
3 moderate
2 rather low
1 very low
- DK/NA
Summation: The summed scores were divided in three strata: low, medium and high quality of life - Classification:
- M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Contentment
Correlational Findings
O-SL by M-AO
Vocational education